Friday, August 24, 2012

Term Three - Week Six

Rahina: Identifying quadratics - Identification from sequences, points or equations.


Ratu: TEST - Study skills assessment.

Raapa: Plotting points
- Substituting into quadratics and plotting points.

Rapare: Translations of parabolas - Translating parabolas horizontally and/or vertically.

Ramere: No school

Homework:

  • Current homework for graphs Nulake pages 95-112
  • Older homework for graphs Nulake pages 70-94
  • Older homework for geometry Nulake pages 152-173
Reminder Rahina is a teacher only day

Saturday, August 18, 2012

Term Three - Week Five

Rahina: Rules for sequences - Finding the formula for a linear sequence.

Ratu: Revision - Going over geometric reasoning test.

Raapa: Using a formula
- Finding unknown terms and unknown positions in a sequence.

Rapare: Sequences as graphs - How to graph patterns.

Ramere: Rates of change - How rates of change relate to graphs.

Homework:
  • Current homework for graphs Nulake pages 83-94
  • Older homework for graphs Nulake pages 70-82
  • Older homework for geometry Nulake pages 152-173
 Reminder: Bring your study notes on Tuesday.

Saturday, August 11, 2012

Term Three - Weeks Three and Four

Week Three

Rahina: Similar shapes - Establishing and using similarity.

Ratu: Using algebra - Using algebraic equations in geometric problems.

Raapa: Proofs - How to construct a geo
metric proof.

Rapare: Revision - Preparation for Geometric Reasoning assessment

Ramere: Test - Geometric Reasoning assessment

Week Four 

TOPIC FIVE - PATTERNS AND GRAPHS

Rahina: Revision - Going over the basics of linear graphs.

Ratu: Standard form - Graphing equations of the form y = mx + c.

Raapa: Alternative for
m - Graphing equations of the form ax + by = c.

Rapare: Applications - What the gradient and y-intercept often represent in real-life applications.

Ramere: Simultaneous Equations - How simultaneous equations relate to graphs. focus on Greaphics Calculator skills.

Homework:
  • Current homework for graphs Nulake pages 77-82
  • Older homework for graphs Nulake pages 70-75
  • Older homework for geometry Nulake pages 152-173
 Results for Geometric Reasoning:
  • 2 Not Achieves
  • 7 Achieves
  • 19 Merits
  • 2 Excellences 
These results are very concerning and indicates further work is needed on this topic. If you want to get some extra practice and have already tried the stuff in Nulake and Gamma then I recommend checking out some old assessments at this page: http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/qualifications-standards/qualifications/ncea/subjects/mathematics/expired-standards/. The relevant standard is Level One 90153.